Occupational choice and vulnerability in late life: An example of women in the USA

International Congress Series

Volumn 1280, Issue , 2005, Pages 106-111

  McKnight, R ^a   Teaster, P ^a   Watkins, J ^a   Lawrence, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging women; Federal government employment; Gender role; Late life vulnerability; WW II

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646447883     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.02.059     Document Type: Article

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